8^th International Symposium on Hodgkin Lymphoma

October 2010

The 8^th International Symposium on Hodgkin Lmphoma will take place in Cologne from

October 23^rd to October 26^th 2010

The event will again be held at the Gürzenich Cologne located just a couple of minutes away from the river Rhine and the world-famous cathedral.

On behalf of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) we cordially invite you to participate and contribute to this meeting. All major aspects of biology, molecular pathology, staging, treatment and survivor­ship will be covered. There will be a special emphasis on new treatment approaches, the treatment of Hodgkins in developing countries and survivorship. Innovative satellite symposia and scientific workshops will complement the program. The Karl-Musshoff-Prize for outstanding achievements in the field of Hodgkin Lymphoma will be awarded during the conference.

We encourage you to contact us for further information and specific questions. You may also keep track on regular updates and additional details to the program via our website www.hodgkinsymposium.org. We very much look forward to welcoming you here in Cologne.

Andreas Engert, M.D.
Congress and GHSG Chairman

Peter Borchmann, M.D.
Congress and GHSG Secretary

Volker Diehl, M.D.
Honorary Chairman

Scientific Committee

J. Armitage, M. Björkholm, G. Canellos, T. Chisesi, P. Carde, F. Cavalli, B. Cheson, J. Connors, B. Dörken, R. Fischer, A. Gallamini, R. Gascoyne, M. Ghielmini, Th. Girinsky, C. Gisselbrecht, J. Gribben, A. Hagenbeek, R. Hoppe, S. Horning, M. Hutchings, D. Körholz, P. Johnson, R. Küppers, A. Lister, F. Morschhauser, R. P. Müller, A. Polliack, S. Poppema, J. Raemaekers, M. Shipp, A. Rosenwald, N. Schmitz, L. Specht, A. Sureda, H. Stein, J. Yahalom, A. Younes

Topics

Pathophysiology
Early and intermediate Stages
Advanced Stages
Relapsed or refractory Patients
Survivorship
HL in Developing Countries
HL in Children
New Drugs

Follow-up Information

A second announcement giving a more detailed program
together with registration forms, abstract submission details
and accommodation details will be available in early 2010.
For latest information on the symposium please visit our website.
www.hodgkinsymposium.org

We are looking forward to sharing a pleasurable event here once again!

The Past Event

The 7^th International Symposium on Hodgkin Lymphoma took place in Cologne from November 3^rd to November 7^th 2007. After months of preparation, we now look back on an exciting five days in which we were able to share excellent talks, presentations as well as interesting discussions.

Thanks!

We would like to thank all participants – delegates, sponsors, speakers and chairs for their cooperation, friendliness, good humour and stamina. We hope that you enjoyed the setting for socializing and networking and that you drew profit for individual projects or future cooperative work.